Monday, October 1, 2018

Basic Drawing for Animation - Set-up for 2 pt perspective

Review the video to refresh your memory on how to set up your photos to complete the LP2 -2pt perspective assessment.


Open your photo in Photoshop. Extend the width
of your image to be able to draw out the perspective lines.
Go to Image -> Canvas Size

Make the Width about 3 X's wider than 
the original width of your photo.
Only change the width size.

Use the Line Tool to extend the perspective lines out
to the right and left sides of your image.
Where the lines intersect will be your vanishing points (V.P.)

Create another "New" layer above your photo layer.
Choose Edit - > Fill

Fill the layer "White"
Turn the visibility of this layer "Off" (the eyeball icon) to trace your image. 
Turn the visibility "On" to to see your tracing separated from the original photo.

Take time to make a nice drawing - 
Create your 'drawing' on separate layer from your perspective lines.

Let me know if you have any questions.




Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Animation 2 Exporting Alpha Channel PNGs and Quicktime Movies from Adobe Animate CC

This video explains how to export a png sequence with an alpha channel, and a QuickTime movie with an alpha channel from Adobe Animate CC.
The exported files can be imported into After Effects to create a 3D camera move.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Basic Drawing for Animation - How to Create an Animatic using Premiere-Pro


These 5 video tutorials explain how to use Adobe Premiere-Pro to create an Animatic. 


PART 1 Explains how to import the frames of your storyboard into Premiere-Pro.
- You must first crop each storyboard panel and save them as sequential, individual jpegs.

It also covers using the selected jpegs to create a Sequence Timeline.



PART 2 – Explains how to adjust the length - time duration - of the individual jpegs to the desired time you want them to appear on screen.





PART 3 – Explains How to use the Effect Controls panel to create simple camera moves, Zooms. It shows how to add Key Frames for the Position and Scale parameters in the Effects Control panel to create the desired camera moves.





PART 4 – Explains how to add sound effects - SFX - and ambient sound, or a musical track - treat this the same as the ambient sound - to your project. It also covers adding key frames to sound tracks to adjust the sound levels of the sound clips.





PART 5 – Explains how to export your Project Sequence into a H.264 HD 720p 29.97 movie  - a mp4 movie file.